Peckham Rye Demographics (Southwark, England)

Peckham Rye is a ward in Southwark of London, England and includes areas of Dulwich, East Dulwich, Peckham and Nunhead.

In the 2011 census the population of Peckham Rye was 13,518 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Peckham Rye is 34, while the median age is also 34.

67.9% of people living in Peckham Rye were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.2% Nigeria, 2.4% Jamaica, 1.8% Scotland, 1.8% Ireland, 1.6% South America, 1.2% Ghana, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% United States, 0.7% Australia.

1,170 people did not state a religion. 58 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

31.1% of people are married, 16.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 35.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 666 widowed people living in Peckham Rye.

The top occupations listed by people in Peckham Rye are Professional 28.3%, Associate professional and technical 19.9%, Business, media and public service professionals 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.8%, Culture, media and sports 7.8%, Administrative 7.7%, Elementary 7.6%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.